Development and coding for web sites can get very complicated. Coding page, after page can get very tedious and very horiffic if not done right, and in an organized completed fashion. There are many pages to code, and many different ways to achieve a great job of coding, while mainting a great return on your work. Now, what tools are out there? What tools should you use? Let’s take a closer look!
Adobe
Adobe creates some of the best web development and editing software on the market today! 126 Studios proudly uses Adobe Creative Suite Web Premiumto manage our sites. It includes quite a few different applications and it is the industry standard for development today.
Pros
- Industry Standard
- Contains various tools
- Dreamweaver
- Flash
- Photoshop
- Illustator
- Fireworks
- Others
- Great pipe-line
- Apps work almost seamlessly together.
- Great online community
Cons
- Expensive
- Higher end tools for development
- Suites may have more than you need [Though NOT a COMPLETE CON]
- Individual apps may not have enough [Though NOT a COMPLETE CON]
- Apps may have a learning curve
FrontPage/Expressions
Another tool on the market. FrontPage used to be great for the beginner and not so much for the higher-ups. But now with Expressions, the cut-off has ended and Expresssions has opened up MANY doors to help web developers pave the way.
Pros
- Long past
- Supports various tools
- Well intergrated
- Great for the beginner or the expert
Cons
- Not the standard
- Expensive
- Changes separate the FrontPage/Expression tag line.
Notepad
Hand coding all the way!
Pros
- Free
- Easy to use
- Easy to print
Cons
- No functions to add on
- Free
- Not a standard
- No FTP
As you can see apps vary. You have to aim at purchasing what fits you. Each software has it’s good and its bad. You just have to see what works the best for you.
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